Wagnney
Fabiano has suffered a knee injury and will be unable to
compete in
Bellator’s upcoming featherweight tournament.

In his place steps Mike Corey,
(pictured, right) who now meets Ronnie Mann
in the Season 6 tournament quarterfinals at
Bellator 60. Sherdog.com confirmed the news with a source close
to the bout on Thursday morning after an initial report from
MMAJunkie.com.

Bellator 60 takes place at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in
Hammond, Ind., and airs on MTV2 and Epix. In addition to the four
opening round 145-pound pairings, the March 9 event will also
feature Joe Warren’s
first defense of his featherweight title, as “The Baddest Man on
the Planet” puts his gold on the line against Summer Series winner
Pat
Curran.

Beaten just twice in nearly seven years as a professional, Corey
was initially expected to compete on the Bellator 60 undercard
against Bobby
Reardanz before being promoted to tournament quarterfinalist.
The American has not lost since 2007, rattling off five consecutive
wins before fighting Chris
Horodecki to a majority draw in his Bellator debut this past
November.

One of England’s top featherweight prospects, Mann, 25, has won
five of his last six bouts. A veteran of Sengoku and
Cage Rage competition, “Kid Ninja” began his Bellator career with
back-to-back wins before running into Curran in the Summer Series
semifinals. However, the Brit rebounded from the loss this past
October, earning a submission victory over Kenny
Foster at
Bellator 53.